I felt such a Pratt!
Took my B40 out of the garage to start after its winter hibernation. Been doing some work to my Bantam over the winter so have been taking that out when weather allows.
Spent a good 15 minutes trying to start the B40 and was just about to start dismantling when I realised I turned the light switch thinking it was the ignition switch! When I turned the ignition switch the bike started first time!
The light switch on the B40 is in the same place as the ignition switch on the Bantam!
ITS CALLED OLD TIMERS DISEASE AND I SUFFER FROM IT BADLY SOMETIMES
REGARDS JOHNBOY .
:) :) :)
Thank you for that. Makes me feel better that I'm not the only one to "do things". Ho Ho Ho
Mike 8) 8) 8) 8)
From the C series forum....says it all really......
A.A.A.D.D.- RECOGNIZE THE SYMPTOMS !
(Thank goodness there's FINALLY a name for this disorder.)
"Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder"
This is how it manifests:
I decide to water my garden.
As I turn on the hose in the driveway,
I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.
As I start toward the garage,
I notice mail on the porch table that
I brought up from the mail box earlier.
I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.
I lay my car keys on the table,
Put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table,
And notice that the can is full.
So, I decide to put the bills back
On the table and take out the garbage first...
But then I think,
Since I'm going to be near the mailbox
When I take out the garbage anyway,
I may as well pay the bills first.
I take my check book off the table,
And see that there is only one check left.
My extra checks are in my desk in the study,
So I go inside the house to my desk where
I find the can of Pepsi I'd been drinking
I'm going to look for my checks,
But first I need to push the Pepsi aside
So that I don't accidentally knock it over.
The Pepsi is getting warm,
So I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.
As I head toward the kitchen with the Pepsi,
A vase of flowers on the counter
Catches my eye--they need water.
I put the Pepsi on the counter and
Discover my reading glasses that
I've been searching for all morning.
I decide I better put them back on my desk,
But first I'm going to water the flowers.
I set the glasses back down on the counter ,
Fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote.
Someone left it on the kitchen table.
But then I realize that tonight when I go to watch TV,
I'll be looking for the remote,
But I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table,
So I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs,
But first I'll water the flowers.
I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.
So, I set the remote back on the table,
Get some towels and wipe up the spill.
Then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.
At the end of the day:
The car isn't washed,
The bills aren't paid,
There is a warm can of Pepsi sitting on the counter,
The flowers don't have enough water,
There is still only 1 check in my check book,
I can't find the remote,
I can't find my glasses,
And I don't remember what I did with the car keys.
Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today,
I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day,
And I'm really tired.
I realize this is a serious problem,
And I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail....
Do me a favour.
Forward this message to everyone you know,
Because I don't remember who I've sent it to.
Don't laugh -- if this isn't you YET,
YOUR day is coming!
I like that! Very true!!
Brilliant I know that feeling